Portable Decontamination Apparatus

Mil Portable Decontamination Apparatus A device containing DS-2 used to decontaminate small areas, such as the steering wheel of other equipment that military troops must touch. It is filled with one and one-third quarts of DS-2. 

M13 Portable Decontamination Apparatus The M13 is about the size of a five-gallon gasoline can and is used to decontaminate vehicles and military crew-served weapons larger than a. 50-caliber piece. 

There were several developments in the area of decontamination. The M13 Portable Decontaminating Apparatus, designed to decontaminate large military vehicles, was standardized in 1983 and the M280 Individual Equipment Decontamination Kit, designed to partially decontaminate a soldier s personal equipment, including gloves, hood, mask, and weapon, was standardized in 1985. Both items replaced older equipment.3... 

The service assembled 114 maintenance repair sets for chemical equipment at Edgewood Arsenal between August 1942 and July 1945. These sets consisted essentially of special tools needed for hand-tool repair of flame throwers, collective protectors, air compressors, and portable decontaminating apparatus, as well as gas mask repair tools and test equipment. No single item of field equipment supplied by the CWS proved more useful to the chemical officer in the field than did this set. 

Decontaminating Agent DS2,1-1/3 quarts can, NSN 6850-00-753-4827 Decontaminating Agent DS2, 5 gallon pails, NSN 6850-00-753-4870 Decontaminating Apparatus, Portable, 14 liters, M13, NSN 4230-01-133-4124 14 Liter Container, Fluid Filled, NSN 6850-01-136-8888... 

DS2, 1 1/2 Quart (including ABC-M11). The Mil is used to decontaminate small areas that soldiers must touch. It is a steel container with an aluminum spray-head assembly and a nitrogen gas cylinder that provides the pressure. It is filled with 1-1/3 quarts of DS2, which is sufficient to cover 135 square feet. The ABC-M11 is an equipment-mounted, standard U.S. Army decontaminating apparatus used for operator spray-down decontamination. The item is man-portable (weight of approximately 5 pounds). The ABC-M11 has been replaced by the M13. 

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